Director’s Message – September 2022

Dear Educational Retirement Act Plan Participants, I hope this message finds you enjoying the beginning of a new school year and all the activities that go along with it. If you are retired, congratulations, but if you are feeling lonely and bored at home, please...

Bulls, Bears, and ERB

by Bob Jacksha, ERB Chief Financial Officer “It’s not supposed to be easy. Anyone who finds it easy is stupid.” – Charlie Munger, the eminently quotable vice-chair of Berkshire Hathaway. The comment about investing was relevant for the fiscal year ended June 30th. For...

Security Enhancements Coming Soon

by David Archuleta, Executive Director We are preparing a security enhancement to further strengthen the security around your personal information by implementing a multi-factor authentication requirement. When accessing the Member Self-Service portal, Members will...

MyNMERB Account Registration

by Lawrence Esquibel, Deputy Executive Director There are many benefits associated with registering for your MyNMERB self-service account. These include 24-hour access, the ability to view your work history, statement of account, and calculate a retirement estimate....

Return to Work Guidance

When considering participation in one of the Return to Work (RTW) programs, know that the rules and procedures below must be followed in order for a Retired Member to return to work and continue to receive retirement benefits. A Retired Member who wants to return to...

Director’s Message – June 2022

Dear Educational Retirement Act Plan Participants, On behalf of the Board of Trustees, please accept our sincerest appreciation and gratitude to everyone involved in conquering adversity and helping to make this past school year a success and keeping our children...

In-Person Appointments Available

We are very happy to announce that our Santa Fe and Albuquerque offices are now open to the public. ERB members can request retirement applications and receive assistance with the filling of forms and basic retirement questions. Pre-retirement counseling sessions...

New Return To Work Form – Now Available

House Bill 73a became effective on May 18, 2022. The bill allows for retired educational (K-12 and Higher Education) employees to return to work after a 90-day layout period for a period of up-to 36 consecutive or non-consecutive months and continue to receive their...

ERB Improves for You

For the past two and a half years, ERB has worked with Linea Solutions to improve business processes and better meet the needs of our members. These are some highlights of this valuable Business Process Improvement (BPI) project: Discover the needs of the member...

Statement on Russian Investments

Statement on Russian Investments   Dear ERB Members, Like many of you, it is with heavy hearts that we watch the current events in Ukraine. There are no words to adequately express the shock and horror caused by the unprovoked invasion by Russia. ERB holds a...